OFE News Release

March 1, 2011 OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence has announced the recipients of its prestigious 2011 Academic All-State Awards. These 100 top public high school seniors, selected from 597 nominations statewide, hail from 78 different schools in 69 Oklahoma school districts.

The 2011 Academic All-State Class is the 25th to be selected by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence. Since the award program’s inception in 1987, some 2,500 high school seniors from 302 school districts have been named All-State scholars. Four Oklahoma high schools will celebrate their first Academic All-Stater, including Boone-Apache, Keys, Marietta and Morris.

Each of this year’s All-Staters will receive a $1,000 merit-based scholarship and a medallion. The All-Staters will be recognized at the foundation’s 25th annual Academic Awards Banquet on Saturday, May 21, at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center in Norman. Renowned business leader, philanthropist and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will be the keynote speaker.

David L. Boren, chairman and founder of the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, describes the selection of the scholars as “Oklahoma’s most rigorous academic competition.” To be nominated for Academic All-State, students must meet one of the following criteria: an American College Test (ACT) composite score of at least 30; a Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) combined critical reading and math score of at least 1340; or be selected as a semi-finalist for a National Merit, National Achievement or National Hispanic Scholarship.

This year’s All-Staters scored an average of 33 on the ACT, with four recipients scoring a perfect 36. In addition, 44 of this year’s All-Staters are National Merit semifinalists, while four are National Hispanic Scholars.

The Academic Awards Banquet is open to the public, with admission priced at $50. The awards ceremony will be televised statewide by OETA, the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority, at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 28. For more information, call the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence office at (405) 236-0006 or visit its website at www.ofe.org.

Founded in 1985, the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence is a statewide, non-profit organization dedicated to recognizing and encouraging academic excellence in Oklahoma’s public schools. Through its Academic Awards Program, the foundation has provided more than $3.6 million in merit-based scholarships and awards to honor outstanding graduating seniors as Academic All-Staters and exceptional educators as Medal for Excellence winners. Other foundation programs include a Local Education Foundation Outreach Program; Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute Fellowships and Electronic Field Trip subscriptions; teacher grants for professional development; and a statewide, school-based mentoring initiative.

(EDITORS: The 100 Academic All-Staters are listed below by hometown and school. For more information on a particular student in your area, contact Brenda Wheelock at 405/236-0006.)

All-Stater

Hometown

High School

Mr. Nathan Sacket

Aline

Fairview High School

Ms. Cassi Jo Loflin

Apache

Apache High School

Mr. Arthur Dixon*

Ardmore

Ardmore High School

Mr. Zakary Campbell

Ardmore

Dickson High School

Ms. Junjun Chen

Ardmore

Oklahoma School of Science & Mathematics

Ms. Alex Pellegrino

Bartlesville

Bartlesville High School

Mr. Carl Szmutko

Bartlesville

Bartlesville High School

Mr. Justin Yu

Bartlesville

Oklahoma School of Science & Mathematics

Mr. Justin Thrash

Bethany

Putnam City West High School

Mr. Bradley Isbell

Braggs

Fort Gibson High School

Mr. Bron Shoffner

Braman

Blackwell High School

Mr. Gregory Jones

Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow High School

Ms. Victoria Thomas

Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow High School

Ms. Erin Westbrook

Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow High School

Ms. Rachel Yauk

Buffalo

Buffalo High School

Ms. Caitlin Swisher

Chandler

Chandler High School

Mr. John Austin Bradshaw

Cherokee

Cherokee High School

Mr. Forrest Farjadian

Claremore

Claremore High School

Ms. AnnaBelle Owens

Claremore

Claremore High School

Mr. Austin McCullough

Clinton

Clinton High School

Ms. Jessica Neal

Duncan

Duncan High School

Ms. Khristen Anderson

Durant

Durant High School

Mr. Thomas Patrick Owens III

Edmond

Edmond Memorial High School

Ms. Megan Prasad

Edmond

Edmond Memorial High School

Mr. Patrick Richardson

Edmond

Edmond Memorial High School

Ms. Kristin Foringer

Edmond

Edmond North High School

Ms. Anjali Sawh

Edmond

Edmond North High School

Ms. Vivian Chen*

Edmond

Edmond Santa Fe High School

Mr. Kaleb Whiteley

Edmond

Edmond Santa Fe High School

Mr. Neil Pruthi

Edmond

Classen School of Advanced Studies

Mr. Eric Breon

Eufaula

Eufaula High School

Ms. Kelly Sokolosky

Fort Cobb

Fort Cobb-Broxton High School

Mr. Stephen Ogle

Fort Gibson

Fort Gibson High School

Mr. Caleb Cook

Grove

Oklahoma School of Science & Mathematics

Mr. Adam Stanley

Harrah

Harrah High School

Mr. Raul Orozco

Hennessey

Hennessey High School

Mr. Michael Rudkins

Hobart

Hobart High School

Ms. Caitlyn Cloud

Hominy

Hominy High School

Ms. Mackenzie Shipp

Idabel

Idabel High School

Mr. Joshua Thomas

Jenks

Jenks High School

Mr. Michael McCoy

Lawton

Eisenhower High School

Mr. Mitchell Bryant

Lawton

MacArthur High School

Mr. Trent Brownen*

Lindsay

Lindsay High School

Mr. Nathan Forest*

Locust Grove

Locust Grove High School

Ms. Lauren Rogers

Mannford

Mannford High School

Ms. Courtney Winchester

Marietta

Marietta High School

Ms. Austyn Roberts

McAlester

McAlester High School

Ms. Cierra Daugherty

Miami

Miami High School

Ms. Rebekah Stewart*

Miami

Miami High School

Ms. Parisa Pilehvar*

Midwest City

Carl Albert High School

Mr. Stephen Ross

Moore

Southmoore High School

Ms. Farra Dykes

Morris

Morris High School

Mr. Carl Cordero

Muskogee

Muskogee High School

Ms. Alina Lorant

Newcastle

Newcastle High School

Ms. Madison Robertson

Norman

Moore High School

Ms. Yuan Rui

Norman

Norman High School

Ms. Graycen Wheeler

Norman

Norman High School

Mr. Tyler Couch

Norman

Norman North High School

Mr. Rajat Ghosh*

Norman

Norman North High School

Ms. Clara Tang

Norman

Norman North High School

Mr. Zhongshi Wang

Norman

Norman North High School

Mr. Alex Watkins

Okarche

Okarche High School

Ms. Megan McRae

Oklahoma City

Bethany High School

Mr. Hayden Nunley

Oklahoma City

Westmoore High School

Mr. Joseph Brown

Oklahoma City

Classen School of Advanced Studies

Mr. Paco Moran

Oklahoma City

Harding Charter Preparatory High School

Mr. Aaron Roe

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma School of Science & Mathematics

Ms. Leigh Hibbard

Oklahoma City

Putnam City High School

Ms. Jiwon Song

Oklahoma City

Putnam City High School

Mr. Hunter Burke

Oklahoma City

Putnam City North High School

Mr. William Stringer

Oologah

Oologah High School

Mr. Eric Blosser

Owasso

Owasso High School

Mr. Matthew Ozturk

Park Hill

Keys High School

Ms. Haley Freeland

Pauls Valley

Pauls Valley High School

Ms. Harmony Hughes

Pawhuska

Pawhuska High School

Ms. Anne Uhlman

Perry

Perry High School

Mr. Justin Richert

Piedmont

Piedmont High School

Ms. Carol Southard

Ponca City

Ponca City High School

Ms. Morgan Kostka

Sallisaw

Sallisaw High School

Ms. Elizabeth Fairless

Sand Springs

Charles Page High School

Mr. Lucas Battershell

Shawnee

Dale High School

Mr. Rijul Gupta

Shawnee

Shawnee High School

Mr. Bryce Fugate

Sperry

Skiatook High School

Ms. Hannah Kadavy

Stillwater

Perkins-Tryon High School

Mr. Frank Xie

Stillwater

Stillwater High School

Mr. Chase Chamberlain

Stratford

Stratford High School

Ms. Samantha Liles

Sulphur

Sulphur High School

Mr. Max Megee

Tahlequah

Tahlequah High School

Mr. Michael Griffin

Tulsa

Jenks High School

Mr. Jonathan Michael*

Tulsa

Booker T. Washington High School

Ms. Sarah Daggett

Tulsa

Union High School

Ms. Paige Reiter

Tulsa

Union High School

Ms. Maureen Wolf

Tuttle

Bridge Creek High School

Mr. Zach Mussett

Valliant

Valliant High School

Ms. Rya Taylor

Weatherford

Elk City High School

Mr. Michael Rowe*

Westville

Westville High School

Ms. Kellie Reidlinger

Woodward

Woodward High School

Ms. Lisa Patrick

Yukon

Mustang High School

Ms. Sarah Bedell

Yukon

Yukon High School

Mr. Tyler Bowen

Yukon

Yukon High School

*indicates the 2011 All-State Scholar is the sibling of a previous winner.